Ludwig Harms House
Hermannsburg
Ludwig Harms House in Hermannsburg is a meeting place where you can encounter missionary history. You can expect a mix of café, world shop, bookstore, guest rooms and event and exhibition rooms.
Ludwig-Harms House: a house with history
The Ludwig-Harms
house is located in the center of the heath village of Hermannsburg . In its more than 160-year history as a mission house, Ludwig
Harms House was a training centre for the first missionary students who were
trained as theology students for the missionary service in Africa, Asia and
America at the time of the eponym and missionary founder Pastor Ludwig Harms.
The Hermannsburg Mission made the village in the south of the Lueneburg Heath well-known
far beyond its borders.
What awaits you today at Ludwig-Harms Haus?
The topic of mission
can be experienced by the visitors through regular events in the Ludwig-Harms
Haus on projects of the Lutheran Missionary Work all over the world.
In addition to
changing art exhibitions, numerous readings and lectures on culture and
religion continue to make Ludwig Harms House a place of cultural and spiritual
exchange for both locals and guests.
The World Shop in
Ludwig Harms House underlines the cosmopolitanism and internationality of the
house with fair trade products from all over the world. Here, you will find
specialties such as coffee, honey or wine as well as leather goods, musical
instruments and handicrafts from different countries.
The fair-trade coffee
or tea can be enjoyed directly at home-made cakes in the cozy Café Candace and
reminisce about the impressions of your visit.
Permanent exhibition
The permanent
exhibition named "Candace - Partner
in Mission" gives an insight into the development of the former
Hermannsburg missionary to today's Lutheran protestant missionary in Lower
Saxony on more than 300 square meters (ELM) with partner churches in Africa,
Asia and Latin America.
On a replica of the mission ship Candace you can experience
the journey undertaken by Pastor Ludwig Harms
to distant, unknown lands. There are also many exciting things for children to
discover.
To this day, the
eventful Hermannsburg mission history in the house is clearly visible, among
other things, through the collection of ethnological objects from the mission
countries.
Staying at Ludwig Harms House
You can also stay overnight at Ludwig Harms House . The hotel and its modern furnished rooms offer ideal
conditions for restful nights in Hermannsburg.